NCLB

NCLB Waiver Update

From Politics K-12: Ten of 11 states that applied for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act have received…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Andy Rotherham at Eduwonk puts in context today's piece in the New York Times that describes how U.S. Sec. of…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

from NJ's No Child Left Behind waiver application:While in the aggregate New Jersey’s students perform at nation-leading levels, the state…

13 years ago

Winerip the Manichaean

Poor Michael Winerip, every ed reformer’s favorite punching bag. The long-time New York Times columnist plods the Gotham edu-beat like…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

So I’m here to say that we can’t wait for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job. Where they…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

I appreciate the efforts of Senators Harkin and Enzi to build into the reauthorization bill more flexibility for states and…

13 years ago

Duncan and Cerf: NCLB Waivers

About an hour ago U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf and Delaware Secretary of Education…

13 years ago

Newark Union Prez on Teacher Quality

“It’s very easy to blame the sinking of the Titanic on the captain, but I would think the crew had…

13 years ago

NCLB Turbulence

Odds are high that New Jersey will apply for a waiver on No Child Left Behind sanctions, reports NJ Spotlight…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Derrell Bradford explains why No Child Left Behind has been successful in shining “a great spotlight on what we all…

14 years ago